Mark Anthony Wade - Florida - 1991

(Above photo credit: Florida Department of Law Enforcement archives)

Race: W
Sex: M
Height: 5' 08"
Hair: BRO
Eyes: BRO
Weight: 150 lbs.
Date of Birth: 10/23/51
FDLE Case #: FP92-57-001
Description: May be HIV Positive. Known to wear bullet proof vest.

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From 1987 to 1991, Mark Wade was a member of a criminal organization that went on a serial robbery spree across three states. The group may have robbed up to 20 jewelry stores in total. In a 1989 robbery, Mark disguised himself with a black wig and fake glasses, but left his fingerprint on a plastic beverage cup. That led Florida authorities to connect him to the robbery spree. Mark was arrested in Long Beach, California in 1991 but was then released by mistake and became a fugitive.

At time of the robberies, Mark was also a person of interest in the 1989 murder of a jeweler, but was not charged. In 1998, authorities suspected another criminal in that case.

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Thoughts? Mark Anthony Wade was one of the names given to us by a longtime AMW viewer as being profiled on the show back in the 1990s. I finally found his picture on a 1998 archived law enforcement webpage and verified his case through the Florida Statewide Warrants search. As for whatever became of Mark Wade, it's unlikely that he gave up his life of crime while on the run. He was possibly HIV Positive, same as Arthur Lee Washington so there's the possibility that he died from AIDS. Regardless of whether he's alive or dead, we need to help close the case for our law enforcement friends in Florida.

Based on archived law enforcement websites, our advice for anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Mark Anthony Wade would be to contact the Florida Department of Law Enforcement at 850-410-7000.

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pas.fdle.state.fl.us/pas/person/viewWantedPerson-11492.a
articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-04-03/news/9101170079_1_black-wig-diamond-rings-robbery